‘Over 8,000 types of TikTok content removed’

A TOTAL of 8,071 types of content that were deemed undesirable were removed by TikTok in over a year, said Fahmi Fadzil.

“Between Jan 1 last year and Feb 15, 2024, the Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), with cooperation from the platform provider, had taken down a total a 8,071 types of content on TikTok that had breached its community guidelines,” the Communications Minister said in a written reply to Lim Guan Eng.He said MCMC has held several engagement meetings with the management of TikTok to get their commitment and cooperation in monitoring the spread of undesirable content.